Nest-building tutorials

Nest lighting and heating: practical thermoregulation
Should you heat your nest? Light it? Best practices for temperate and tropical species.
An automatic humidification system for your holidays
Going on holiday without worrying about dehydration: autonomous humidification systems.
The outworld: connections and escape barriers
The outworld is where your ants forage. How to design it effectively, with no escapes.
Natural ant terrarium: the biotope approach
Recreating the ants’ natural habitat in a terrarium. An advanced but visually spectacular approach.
Transparent acrylic nest: maximum observation
For those who want to see everything: the acrylic nest gives total observation of the colony. A tutorial.
Ytong (aerated concrete) nest: carving techniques
Ytong has become the go-to material of myrmecology. Here’s how to carve your nest step by step.
Building a simple plaster ant nest
The classic nest: easy to make, cheap, ideal for most species. A complete tutorial.
The test tube: the perfect founding setup
How to prepare a test tube to house a queen. The foolproof technique, step by step.